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Hail in the United States
National statistics for hail events from the NOAA Storm Events Database (2015–2025): how often they occur, where they hit hardest, and the human and property toll.
- 113,479
- Events recorded
- 11
- Fatalities
- $11.7B
- Property damage
- 53
- States affected
How dangerous are Hail events in the U.S.?
NOAA's Storm Events Database has catalogued 113,479 hail events across 53 states and territories between 2015 and 2025. The cumulative human toll is 11 fatalities and 228 injuries, and the financial footprint reaches $12.8B in combined property ($11.7B) and crop ($1.1B) damage. On a per-fatality basis this places hail events at a moderate severity tier relative to other tracked hazard types in the NOAA catalog.
The geographic footprint is uneven across the country. The three states absorbing the largest share of events are TX (16,276 events, 0 fatalities), KS (9,269 events, 0 fatalities), NE (7,067 events, 0 fatalities), largely a function of local terrain and settlement patterns rather than any single cause. At the other end, states such as AK, HI, VI report far fewer events, a sign of lower exposure, though absence of a recorded event is not proof of zero risk.
Year-over-year trends reveal the event's volatility. The peak year on record was 2025, logging 18,410 events and $120.1M in property damage in a single calendar year. The most recent year in the dataset is 2025 with 18,410 events recorded. Across the full 11-year window, annual event counts reflect ordinary seasonal variability more than any clear multi-year trend.
How to interpret this data
NOAA storm event data is filed by local National Weather Service forecast offices, so reporting intensity can vary by jurisdiction and should be interpreted alongside FEMA disaster declarations for a fuller picture.
For household and business preparedness, this state-and-year view should be paired with local-level FEMA National Risk Index ratings, flood-zone maps where applicable, and up-to-date NWS watch/warning information, population exposure and asset value matter as much as raw event frequency for estimating real-world risk.
Hail by State
| # | State | Events | Fatalities | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas TX | 16,276 | 0 | $7.4B |
| 2 | Kansas KS | 9,269 | 0 | $32.1M |
| 3 | Nebraska NE | 7,067 | 0 | $305.1M |
| 4 | Oklahoma OK | 7,064 | 0 | $23.4M |
| 5 | Colorado CO | 5,610 | 0 | $2.9B |
| 6 | South Dakota SD | 5,580 | 0 | $4.5M |
| 7 | Minnesota MN | 5,166 | 0 | $35.2M |
| 8 | Missouri MO | 5,142 | 0 | $94.3M |
| 9 | Iowa IA | 4,239 | 0 | $4.4M |
| 10 | Illinois IL | 3,712 | 0 | $27.1M |
| 11 | Wisconsin WI | 3,280 | 0 | $58.6M |
| 12 | North Dakota ND | 3,091 | 0 | $131.5M |
| 13 | Arkansas AR | 2,694 | 0 | $9.8M |
| 14 | Montana MT | 2,438 | 0 | $5.7M |
| 15 | Tennessee TN | 2,202 | 0 | $655.5K |
| 16 | Ohio OH | 2,044 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 17 | Wyoming WY | 1,990 | 0 | $6.5M |
| 18 | North Carolina NC | 1,922 | 0 | $122.5M |
| 19 | Kentucky KY | 1,898 | 1 | $7.2M |
| 20 | New Mexico NM | 1,892 | 1 | $18.3M |
| 21 | Indiana IN | 1,840 | 0 | $1.8M |
| 22 | Mississippi MS | 1,684 | 0 | $129.6M |
| 23 | Pennsylvania PA | 1,636 | 0 | $5.0M |
| 24 | Alabama AL | 1,625 | 0 | $5.0K |
| 25 | Virginia VA | 1,505 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 26 | Georgia GA | 1,502 | 0 | $61.8M |
| 27 | South Carolina SC | 1,449 | 0 | $25.1M |
| 28 | Louisiana LA | 1,427 | 0 | $49.4M |
| 29 | Florida FL | 1,205 | 0 | $1.1M |
| 30 | Michigan MI | 1,096 | 0 | $87.1M |
| 31 | New York NY | 975 | 0 | $40.3M |
| 32 | West Virginia WV | 919 | 1 | $6.5M |
| 33 | Arizona AZ | 501 | 0 | $5.6M |
| 34 | Maryland MD | 493 | 0 | $306.0K |
| 35 | New Jersey NJ | 409 | 0 | $0 |
| 36 | California CA | 375 | 1 | $20.6M |
| 37 | New Hampshire NH | 356 | 0 | $24.2K |
| 38 | Massachusetts MA | 353 | 0 | $0 |
| 39 | Idaho ID | 307 | 2 | $30.4M |
| 40 | Maine ME | 284 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 41 | Utah UT | 184 | 0 | $390.5K |
| 42 | Oregon OR | 177 | 2 | $100.0K |
| 43 | Vermont VT | 143 | 0 | $111.0K |
| 44 | Connecticut CT | 109 | 0 | $80.0K |
| 45 | Nevada NV | 96 | 0 | $55.6M |
| 46 | Washington WA | 93 | 2 | $420.7K |
| 47 | Delaware DE | 57 | 0 | $0 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico PR | 41 | 0 | $535.0K |
| 49 | Rhode Island RI | 32 | 0 | $0 |
| 50 | District of Columbia DC | 19 | 0 | $0 |
| 51 | Alaska AK | 8 | 0 | $0 |
| 52 | Hawaii HI | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| 53 | U.S. Virgin Islands VI | 1 | 0 | $1.0K |
Hail by Year
| Year | Events | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,410 | 0 | 14 | $120.1M |
| 2024 | 8,941 | 0 | 15 | $227.0M |
| 2023 | 11,761 | 2 | 94 | $2.2B |
| 2022 | 14,360 | 4 | 18 | $270.9M |
| 2021 | 6,272 | 1 | 6 | $1.0B |
| 2020 | 7,677 | 1 | 7 | $226.3M |
| 2019 | 8,992 | 1 | 4 | $177.7M |
| 2018 | 7,863 | 0 | 30 | $722.8M |
| 2017 | 10,398 | 2 | 15 | $2.6B |
| 2016 | 9,407 | 0 | 24 | $3.5B |
| 2015 | 9,398 | 0 | 1 | $586.5M |
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) For informational purposes only
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